From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 514: One-sided "Peak" "Request for Help"

Crack.Snap.
Flames devoured the remains of the shuttle, and hot air waves swept through, leaving behind dense smoke and melted metal fragments.

And in the center of this ball of fire, a faint blue light formed a strange psychic shield.

Buzz~—Buzz——!
This looming barrier easily blocked the incoming blast beam, and the moment the beam touched the shield, it splashed in all directions, making a dull bang, but it was unable to shake it at all.

A figure gradually emerged from the wreckage.

It was none other than Gabriel Angelos, the captain of the 1st Company of the Thousand Sons.

Holding his own power hammer and wearing the Hades Terminator, he was over three meters tall, standing in the flames like a towering iron tower, unshakable.

He exuded an unparalleled aura of pressure, and the Chinese characters flashing on his armor seemed to be able to sense every vibration and threat in the air.

Gabriel's helmet had already been unfolded, revealing a resolute face. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, staring at Orson Krennic in front of him.

!!!

Under the gaze of those cold eyes, an uncontrollable fear suddenly surged up from the depths of Krennic's heart.

His back was cold, and he felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless ice cellar. His limbs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead and he was unable to move.

What was revealed in those eyes was not a simple threat, but a kind of scrutiny and judgment.

Gabriel did not speak, but his presence was like the judge of death, nailing Krennic's heart.

Krennic's breathing became rapid and he wanted to turn and run, but found that he could not control any part of his body.

My legs seemed rooted to the ground, unable to move. Every time I tried to take a step, it was as if I was restrained by some invisible and untraceable force.

Fear was churning in the chest of the director of the Galactic Empire. His muscles were so tense that they seemed about to tear apart at any moment.

The feeling of helplessness spread throughout his body, almost completely devouring his sanity.

Just when Krennic's fear reached its peak, the death soldiers in charge of guarding took action without hesitation.

Facing the unshakable Gabriel, their attacks seemed ineffective. All the blasting energy beams were offset and bounced off by the faintly visible psychic shield before they touched Gabriel, making low echoes.

Therefore, the death soldiers no longer engaged in meaningless consumption with Gabriel.

Ten soldiers remained where they were, continuing to apply suppressive fire to Gabriel, their blasters firing wildly in an attempt to break through the impenetrable defense.

Several other death soldiers dragged Krennic out of here and rushed towards the shuttle at the other end of the helipad.

Krennic's legs still felt like they were filled with lead, but thanks to the dragging of the death soldiers, he was able to move forward, though his steps were a little unsteady.

Bang—bang—!
Suddenly, several dull noises sounded one after another.
Plop. Plop.
Immediately afterwards, a "heavy object" fell from a high place.

Krennic didn't dare to look back, but the director knew clearly that the ten death soldiers in charge of the rear guard had been "knocked away" by Gabriel's power hammer and fell heavily in the distance, without any movement.

Boom, boom!

Then, there was the shocking pace of the giant running wildly.

The roar of Gabriel's every step deepened Krennic's fear.

At this moment, the director's mind was blank, and he could even hear his own heart beating violently in his "ears".

Krennic no longer considered anything else. His remaining rationality forced him to make the most correct choice, which was -

"Surrender! Don't! Don't kill me!! I surrender!!"

That is to survive.

When you die, there is really nothing.

Krennic's voice was almost a roar, with a broken tone, filled with immense fear and pleading.

This cry contained all of Krennic's despair, as if begging for mercy could be the only life-saving straw.

The current director no longer insisted on the arrogance and "nobility" of the empire, but completely gave up all his dignity and begged for mercy from Gabriel behind him, praying that the giant would forgive him.

?

Krennic's actions stunned the remaining death soldiers, and they didn't know what to do for a moment.

Their boss's plea for mercy had obviously shaken them, and their inner loyalty to the Galactic Empire and their absolute obedience to their superiors were in fierce conflict at this moment.

But at the moment they hesitated, a strong sense of oppression came over them again——

Gabriel's power hammer stopped above their heads. The heavy metallic breath almost squeezed the air into actual pressure, locking every breath of these soldiers.

The hammerhead exudes a silent threat, declaring that any action would result in an unbearable price in one's life.

"Put down the gun! Put down the gun! Do you want me to die?! Aa ...

Krennic could no longer endure such horror, and his voice tore through his throat, almost a cry of madness and despair.

Every word is a desire for life and a resistance to death.

Hearing this, the inner turmoil of several dead soldiers became more obvious.

They had always thought that they were the elite of the empire and were invincible, but at this moment, facing this giant from the "inhuman" realm, they felt deeply powerless.

Either die with "glory", or choose to obey the orders of your superiors and give up your dignity to live.
Finally, they dropped their weapons and threw their blasters to the ground.

The crisp sound of the blaster hitting the ground announced the end of this false loyalty.

"... "

Gabriel, who was watching this scene from a high position, still had a calm and expressionless expression on his face.

Although his appearance was calm, his eyes revealed a subtle "appreciation". That look was a recognition of the "loyalty" and "discipline" shown by the dead soldiers.

Their performance, whether calm execution in the face of threats or split-second decisions to protect their superiors, was worthy of Gabriel's recognition.

If the Death Soldiers were placed in the human empire of the main universe, they would most likely only be ranked in the middle level, not much different from the auxiliary troops injected with Inquis serum, or the Hell Paratroopers, and would be in the same league.

But the discipline, fighting qualities they displayed, and the loyalty they maintained even in difficult times were qualities that Gabriel valued.

He looked at the dead soldiers who had already surrendered, and couldn't help but think in his heart.

If the prisoners of the dead soldiers can get some ideological "correction" with the help of the company's "personnel department" and the think tank brothers.
Then perhaps these soldiers could be reintegrated into a more powerful force, or even merged into the Thousand Sons 1st Company he led.

As long as we can completely change the "constraints" in their minds and bring them closer to the spirit of the Thousand Sons, it will be an extremely powerful "amplification".

However, all this does not mean that Gabriel will have any approval or tolerance for Krennic's behavior.

He turned his head slightly and his gaze fell on Krennic again, with no disguising the contempt in his eyes.

Gabriel had long anticipated Krennic's plea for mercy.

This kind of surrender out of despair made him feel not only angry but also ridiculous.

As a high-ranking official of an empire, he should have shown fearless determination and a spirit of sacrifice at the most critical moment, instead of just begging for mercy like he is doing now.

Gabriel could neither understand nor agree with it.

According to information provided by the Intelligence Department, Orson Krennic is regarded as one of the most important figures in the Galactic Empire, with unshakable power and status, and control of countless resources.

However, when faced with the threat of death, Krennic chose to surrender in this way and even begged loudly for mercy.

If you hold an important position, you must have the courage to never retreat and never surrender. You would rather die with the enemy than bow your head and compromise.

Anyway, Gabriel could not imagine how the Astartes lieutenants under the Primarch would humbly beg for mercy when facing the enemy, so Krennic's performance made him extremely disgusted.

However, Krennic still has his value.

Gabriel was not in a hurry to kill this high-ranking imperial official with one blow. After all, Krennic held some crucial information about the "One Seven" universe (Star Wars).

If they could bring it back to the front-line base and hand it over to the think tank brothers of their company, or the technicians of the biological department for "interrogation", they would be able to extract more valuable intelligence from it, which would be crucial for the subsequent strategic layout.

Then, he slowly moved the power hammer hanging above Krennic and the others' heads away, opened the communication channel, and ordered in a calm tone:
"Dispatch a Silver Gull to my location and prepare to recover the high-value prisoner."

"Yes, Captain."

After hearing the reply from the other end of the communication, Gabriel used his Hades Terminator to generate a small hard light screen in front of his eyes.

A brief battlefield layout appeared on the screen, almost instantly showing the current situation of Scarif.

The space station responsible for protecting the planet's shield had its control effortlessly transferred to them under the assault team's precise raid.

This allowed them and the small fleet formed by the Investigation Department to provide various support to the main surface forces.
With the occupation of this key stronghold, coupled with the powerful firepower of the fleet and carrier-based aircraft formation, and the efficient operation of the space station, a significant advantage was immediately gained in the battle for low-Earth orbit.

At the same time, the Star Destroyer that was forcibly boarded by the 2nd Assault Platoon was also "owned" by the 1st Company of the Thousand Sons.

Although the brothers of the three teams still failed to completely eliminate all the remaining enemies, one of the teams successfully captured the bridge and hacked into the data copy of the intelligent AI through the equipment on the bridge, thus taking over the control system of the entire Star Destroyer.

The technical and strategic ownership of that huge ship has been indisputably marked as the 1st Company of the Thousand Sons.

The second is the complex he is in.

Faced with the main force composed of their Thousand Sons, Hell's Paratroopers, elite veterans and other units, the Imperial stormtroopers originally stationed in the comprehensive facilities had almost no power to resist.

The stormtroopers that were feared by countless people in the "One Seven" universe seemed so vulnerable under the "cruel" attack of the Thousand Sons.

Once the battle began, the stormtroopers were unable to resist and their defeat speed was even faster than that of the space stations, Star Destroyers and TIE fighters in low-Earth orbit.

In just a few minutes, the battle around the complex had turned into a one-sided massacre.

Originally, there were gunshots and explosions one after another, but as time went on, the sounds on the battlefield began to become weaker and weaker, and were gradually replaced by sporadic sparks.

So far, more than 90% of the stormtroopers have either been killed by the main force or captured in fierce fighting, losing their combat effectiveness and no longer posing any threat to them.

The few remaining stormtroopers were still struggling tenaciously in the chaos.

Some fled into the surrounding dense rainforest, hiding their bodies and looking for a chance of survival.

Others decisively boarded shuttles and tried to escape to other military facilities on Scarif to seek stronger support.

There were also some stormtroopers and pilots who were anxious to save their lives. They started their hyperspace engines at all costs and "traveled" to other places without hesitation, completing their so-called escape and temporarily escaping the threat of death.

The way the situation is developing, it won't be long before the "ownership" of the entire Scarif will be temporarily transferred to their 1st Company.

As for what Gabriel thought was temporary
He knew clearly that although they had the upper hand at the moment, the counterattack of the Galactic Empire was only a matter of time. Especially given the loss of such an important place and the issue of maintaining face, the Galactic Empire would definitely take extremely tough measures to retaliate.

The Intelligence Department had made this clear to them long before this operation, and had even given them a detailed warning in advance, that is, after their 1st Company and the Investigation Department successfully broke through Scarif's defenses and defeated the defenders, the Galactic Empire would most likely send the Death Star, a super weapon, to "suppress" them.

Moreover, the Intelligence Department also specifically reminded them that in addition to facing the Death Star and conventional fleets of the Galactic Empire, they might encounter one of the top individuals in the "One Seven" universe, the one known as the Dark Lord of the Sith -

Darth Vader.

In all the information and files provided to them by the Intelligence Department, any information about Darth Vader was clearly marked to prevent them from underestimating the individual who belonged to the dark side.

Because Darth Vader surpasses the ordinary creatures of the "One Seven" universe in terms of strength, skills, and combat experience, and is almost invincible.

In this regard, Gabriel believed that the opponent's strength might not be as good as that of the Primarch, but it was most likely superior to that of ordinary Astartes.

So before launching the raid on Scarif, Gabriel had already issued an order to the front-line base, asking the real main force of the 1st Company to immediately cross the space gate and go directly to Scarif to join them.

At the same time, he also applied for assistance from the Primarch.

Even though Darth Vader is truly invincible in the "One Seven" universe, Gabriel has absolute confidence in their "father".
(End of this chapter)